Show Jumping: 2011 Aachen Nations Cup News

The 2011 Nations Cup Show Jumping competitions in Aachen, Netherlands – has the Netherlands winning Leg 5 of 8 of the FEI Nations Cup.

FEI NATIONS CUP
The FEI Nations Cup is a five-star competition in which official teams representing nations compare their merit. At each event the teams gain points according to their placing. At the end of the 2011 season the team with the highest points wins the FEI Nations Cup and the two teams with the lowest points will be relegated to the FEI Nations Cup Promotional League. The highest placed team from the 2011 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League Final and the highest placed Team on the FEI European Nations Cup Promotional League standings immediately prior to the 2011 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League Final will join the FEI Nations Cup Top League for 2012.

The 2011 FEI World Cup Finals in Leipzig, Germany begin today.

The FEI World Cup Finals are the Final of four World Cups in different Equestrian sports. They are held in the exhibition halls 1 and 3 at the new Leipzig Trade Fair beginning today April 27 and ending May 1, 2011.

The 2011 FEI World Cup Finals are notable, because for the first time ever four horse sport World Cup Finals will be held at the same place.

The four divisions to be held at the finals are:

Dressage – Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage 2010/2011
Show Jumping – Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2010/2011
Four-in-hand driving – FEI World Cup Driving 2010/2011
Vaulting – FEI World Cup Vaulting 2010/2011